Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.2693

    Portrait of John Freeman-Mitford

    Date
    1804
    Sitter
    John Freeman-Mitford (1748 - 1830, British) , Politician
    Creator
    George Clint (1770 - 1854, British) , Engraver
    After
    Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830, British) , Painter
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    Description
    Three-quarter length portrait of John Freeman-Mitford in the braided gown of the Lord Chancellor, a position he held from 1802-1806. He is seen wearing a long wig and is holding the loop of the chancellor's purse in his left hand. His right hand is resting on a table, and he is shown within a lavish interior setting.

    Inscribed below: ‘Painted by T. Lawrence Esqr. R.A.’ ‘Engraved by G. Clint, May 1804.’ ‘Sir John Mitford Knt. Speaker of the House of Commons, / NOW / LORD REDESDALE,’

    John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1748-1830), British lawyer and politician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794.
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